15 Nov 2022

'Instruction manual' to kauri dieback pathogen uncovered

From Nights, 10:25 pm on 15 November 2022

We're a step closer to winning the battle against kauri dieback disease thanks to a team of scientists who have completed the genome sequence of the pathogen that causes the disease, Phytophthora agathidicida.

Dr Nari Williams, Plant Pathologist at Plant and Food Research and co-author of the research, joins the show to discuss.

Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook